Fuel - Suzuki VZ1500 Owner's Manual

FUEL, OIL AND COOLANT
RECOMMENDATIONS

FUEL

Your motorcycle
unleaded gasoline with a minimum
pump octane rating of 87 ((R+M)/2
method). In some areas, the only fuels
that are available are oxygenated fuels.
Oxygenated fuels which meet the mini-
mum octane requirement and the
requirements described below may be
used in your motorcycle without jeopar-
dizing the New Vehicle Limited War-
ranty or the Emission Control System
Warranty.
NOTE: Oxygenated fuels are fuels
which contain oxygen-carrying additives
such as MTBE or alcohol.
requires regular
Gasoline containing MTBE
Unleaded gasoline containing MTBE
(Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) may be
used in your motorcycle if the MTBE
content is not greater than 15%. This
oxygenated fuel does not contain alco-
hol.
Gasoline/Ethanol Blends
Blends of unleaded gasoline and etha-
nol (grain alcohol), also known as
"GASOHOL", may be used in your vehi-
cle if the ethanol content is not greater
than 10%.
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